Preach The RIČ announces all the artists who will perform at the third edition of this festival, scheduled for August 15th and 16th at Martinska in Šibenik, Croatia. As many as 14 names are joining the announced roster led by Edo Maajka and Who See! Reper iz sobe, Tibor, Noti Limun, Rić, Hopo, Bars, Darija, Re:tro flava, Lil Bear, Rejo, Dvaizdvica, Mrzle & Chonda, Slavonio & Ščak, along with Bepo Bagulin and Green Hill, make up the entire line-up of performers of this hip hop festival that delighted Šibenik and the surrounding area.
A total of 18 performers in two days of hip hop on Martinska, guarantee good fun, lots of rhymes, dancing, and also additional content – the now residential barber shop of Medo Mijagi. The festival will also feature the exhibition KAC K.C.P., presented for the first time outside Zagreb. DJ part of the evening, after the live shows, will dance or shoes off and entertain us under the shade of pine trees and the starry sky on the peninsula opposite Šibenik.
Tickets for Preach The RIČ
Festivalske tickets cost 55 euros, and daily ones 30 euros! With each purchased festival ticket the camping is free! Tickets are available at all online and physical outlets of Stereoticket, Entrio and Core event.
All the artists Preach The RIČ 2025
Edo Maajka, Friday August 15
Rapper, songwriter, producer, creative, sharp critic and commentator of socio-political events, he is a musician who has more than two decades of career behind him, seven studio albums, more than 150 songs, and probably all the music awards of these spaces. Edo Maajka has been prominent on the scene since 2001 when he released his debut album “Slušaj mater”, he is the winner of numerous music awards, and for more than two decades his performances in the region and beyond guarantee a great time live.
Who See, Saturday August 16
The dynamic hip-hop duo of Noyz and Dedduh comes straight from the foam of the Adriatic Sea from Montenegro. In almost 25 years of career, they are creators of five albums (actually working on the sixth), owners of several regional awards and participants in all relevant music festivals in the region. Some of the biggest hits “Đe se kupaš”, “Reggaeton Montenegro”, “Bar-Bari”, “Nemam ti kad”, will definitely warm up the atmosphere at the Martin and Preach The RIC Festival.
Reper iz sobe
Reper iz sobe, whose real name and surname is Ivan Grgić, a Dalmatian with a Zagreb address, together with his band has been active since 2018. Behind them are two albums, “Vanka” (outside) from 2020 and the last one “Unutra” (inside), from 2023. The music can be described as a fusion of soul, funk and hip hop with a Mediterranean flair. They have performed at various festivals such as Velvet, Beerfest, Lets Rock 2, Mudri Brk, as well as many club venues throughout Croatia. The acclaimed debut “Vanka” was nominated for the 2021 Porin Award, the same happened to “Unutra” in 2024. In addition to Reper on guitar and vocals, the band consists of Roman Pavliš (flute, keyboards, vocals), Emir Čovran (drums) and Marino Vinja (bass guitar).
Tibor
Tibor is a rap artist from Zagreb, the founder of TDKM independent publishing house where he works as a videographer, designer, organizer and executive producer. After participating in the group projects “Dregermajster crew” and “K.R.A.S.T”., in 2015 he started his solo career with the album “Pacino” in collaboration with producer Flowdeep, with whom he released the 7th sequel of that album last year: “Pacino 7”. His discography includes more than 20 albums released on all official platforms and channels, and nearly 100 music videos throughout his career. He has performed live with artists such as Onyx, Pete Rock, CL Smooth, Conway The Machine, Planet Asia, Sadat X, and has performed in all surrounding countries from Serbia, BiH and Macedonia, to Slovenia, Switzerland and Austria, and has performed at all major regional hip hop festivals.
Noti Limun
Noti Limun is a rapper from Široki Brijeg with an address in Zagreb, who performs and records with the collective TDKM. After rap battles in rapskillz, he releases several underground rap albums, the most famous of which is Gan Barsi with whom he has been performing since 2021.
Bepo Bagulin
Bepo Bagulin is a rapper from Omiš who has been appearing on the Dalmatian scene for the past few years. Most often he collaborates with the young Makarska producer Mak Vranješ, with whom he also released his first EP “Skripta”. So far, he’s released two music videos for the songs “Šta ti remeti um” and “Zagulin”. He performed at several festivals in and around Split and often collaborated with rapper Krešo Bengalka. He’s announcing a lot of new material in the near future.
Green Hill
Feb and Rose – rappers from Sisak started this craft in 2010. The Green Hill collective itself was formed after a merger with Who Am I, a producer from Petrinja in 2015. For the third edition of the Preach the RIČ Festival, they’re coming to present their album “Od malih nogu” which was released earlier this year.
Rić
Rapper and singer Rić released her first song called “Kraljica” in early 2024, and shortly after that the song “Čudno”. In November of last year, she released the track “Djetetu koje šuti” with which she announced her first EP “U plavoj” which was released on February 22. The music was done by E.D.I. producer from Labin, he is also responsible for the mix and master of the entire EP. The project will also include a tape with the signature of Who Am I -member of the Green Hill collective.
Hopo
Hopo is a rapper, songwriter, composer and hip-hop producer from Šibenik who has been active since 2015. The first LP titled “Vaga, Nomad, Meteoropat. ” Is released independently in 2024.
Daria
Daria is a musician and rapper from Trogir who writes poetry, plays instruments, raps and writes songs. So far, she has had a few original works published. They are characterized by emotions, and stories from everyday life, and the observations of other people and their thoughts that these people go through every day.
BARS
BARS is MC from Zagreb asphalt. After a serious number of live performances and collaborations, this year to Preach The RIČ he is coming with the newly released, long-awaited album “Skupe Stvari”. It has a unique flow, lyric and delivery, a personal theme and a classic boom-bap sound. His distinctive style, technical skill and charisma quickly attracted the attention of the music scene, resulting in the significant collaborations (Valid, Shporky, Scriptor and DJBZ). In addition to collaborations, BARS also stands out as a performer with a respectable number of performances behind him. The year 2025 further confirms his seriousness and dedication to music with the release of his first album “Skupe Stvari”, which completes the work so far and confirms his status as one of the most promising new names of the domestic hip hop scene.
Re:tro flava
Re:tro flava, whose real name is Irvin Štral, is a Croatian DJ, hip-hop aficionado, general music lover, music journalist, PR and band manager born in Umag. He started his career in 2008 in Rijeka, in the meantime he moved to Novi Sad where he started his DJ career under the name Re:tro flava, from 2019 he became a member of the Blackout Hip Hop editorial board, in the same year he moved to Zagreb. And this year, he is back at the Preach The RIČ Festival and the Martinska!
Lil Bear (Beatbox)
Mislav Medić (Lil’bear) was born in 1990 in Vinkovci. He has been beatboxing since 2008, the first year he performed in Vinkovci and the surrounding area, the next year he managed to reach the semifinals of Supertalent. His beatboxing style is loud, powerful, and edgy and includes various types and speeds of rhythms/sounds, often including a harmonica. Currently, he is part of the band Prirodno Stanište which consists of Toni Starešinić, Leo Beslać and Andrej Jakuš in an unusual combination of keyboards, guitars, beatbox and trumpet.
Reyo (Beatbox)
Ante Relja was born on the August 17 1994, which means he’ll be performing at Preach The RIČ just before his 31st birthday. Although he doesn’t consider himself a particular artist, he had to choose an “artistic name” and by playing around with his own surname, he came up with the name Reyo. During three seasons, Reyo is a teacher of history and geography in a primary school, and in the summer he is a tourist guide and BEATBOXER who in 15 years of practicing has reached from his room to the Split xSTatica x2, the crowded Split and Zadar HNK, the Zagreb Reunited festival and the premiere of Preach The RIČ in 2023. Reyo discovered his talent by listening to his current idol Lil Bear performing on Supertalent. Believe it or not, Rayo’s idol will be performing the day before him, and then after Rayo’s performance, they’ll be together smashing a microphone on the Saturday before the headliner night. Reyo, of course, also loves rap, and he points out as his favorite performers Krešo and Žuvi, Alejandro Buendija, Dječaci, Who See, Smoke Mardeljano, HRAM, Bepo Bagulin, Antebiotika, and brother Pendrek (forced to say this).
Dvaizdvica
Dvaizdvica is a Šibenik group consisting of two young MCs/beatmakers – Flogi and Mile – who share their love for hip-hop since childhood. With their unique hip-hop sound and summer energy, they will perform their upcoming album “Masu Vruče”.
Mrzlee & Čonda
Mrzlee and Čonda, in the bag of the rapper’s finest MIČ. A good new school of some old blacksmith, young gentlemen who know how to spell letters. Rap tandem from Zagreb, more and more active on the underground scene in the last few years. Two young hip-hop enthusiasts who released the album “MIČ – Nul’ osam” this year. They are the originators of the independent free underground rap movement Masna Repchuga which brings together like-minded people from all spheres of hip-hop. Filled with an arsenal of lyrical and rich rhymes, they’ll be performing some of their old hits, but also some new, unreleased material.
Slavonio & Ščak
At the last Preach The RIČ Slavonio and Ščak happened to meet by one turntable and made an unforgettable after at Mijagi’s. This year they’ve made it official and they’re back as Slavonio & Ščak! Antonio aka Slavonio is a modern version of a bećar (a cheerful person, inclined to eat, drink and be merry) who does not play the tambura but the tambourine on electronic equipment. He has started his own organization Folklor in 2022, with performances in Slavonski Brod and Šibenik. He likes to go into grooves with the dancers playing elements of house, acid, uk garage, tribal all the way to breakbeat and techno. Stick to the “behind every good DJ is an even better rakija” rule. Bruno Dvorščak is better known in music circles as Ščak. In recent years, he could be caught behind the decks in forests, islands, taverns and cellars, as well as at various festivals and club nights – in and around Šibenik. With his genre-rich collection, Ščak fuses various rhythms and vibrations into a meaningful whole. Classic house, techno and electro spiced with the modern sound of break, UK bass, dubstep.
KAC K.C.P.
The museum at the festival KAC K.C.P. is brought by Krunoslav Jakopanec Kac who, growing up in Dubrava, in the Klaka neighborhood, began collecting cassettes, records, posters and other hip hop relics. He later founded his own hip hop collective – Klaka Crazy Posse (K.C.P.). His impressive collection contains hundreds of items – from original vinyl, cassette and CDs, to magazines, autographs and posters. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of K.C.P., Kac first publicly presented his collection in 2023, and this is the first time that Kac presents his collection outside of Zagreb at the Preach The RIČ Festival in Šibenik.